I spent a lot of time with my teams, especially in the East Coast teams, talking about dealing with the elements a lot of time, and a lot of instruction about field position and those kind of things. I like that variable.
BILL PARCELLSWhen I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, ‘Do you think I’m Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?’ After that, they called me Tuna.
More Bill Parcells Quotes
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You are what your record says you are.
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There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
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If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.
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I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.
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Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I’m no different.
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By and large, I’ve been healthy all my life.
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Something goes wrong, I yell at them -‘Fix it’- whether it’s their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
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There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.
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The media dwells mostly on negativity.
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You can only really yell at the players you trust.
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If the players don’t trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
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I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
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Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
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A coach wouldn’t throw you to the wolves if he didn’t think you had some wolf in you.
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